Weather

A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour. Learn more

Take a look at the sun through our historic Zeiss refracting telescope and learn more about telescopes and astronomy
(Weather Permitting)

Benjamin Franklin was the first person to chart one of the world's most important ocean currents.

Explore the forces that shape the weather in The Franklin Institute's Changing Earth exhibit.

Learn the history of Franklin's Lightning Rod and the spark of Benjamin's curiosity.

Discover the true story of one of Benjamin Franklin's most recounted scientific experiments.

Today, we’re paying more attention to the weather than ever before. In the CBS 3 Weather Show, one of our Live Science shows, you will learn the three main ingredients that create weather, as well as some strategies to adapt to the ever changing climate around us.

Learn about history of forecasting and tracking the weather with meteorological instruments from The Franklin Institute's collection.

Discover the story of William Nicholson Jennings photographs of Lightning from 1882 held in the collection of The Franklin Institute.

Weather has always been one of the most dynamic and complex forces shaping our planet, but now it's intensifying in varied and complex ways. Extreme Weather, now playing in our Tuttleman IMAX® Theater takes you to the front lines of meteorology where few have gone.

A tornado is a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. Learn more

The most powerful winter storms have been referred to as blizzards since the late 1800s. Learn more